Rhode Island Senate Resolution 2002

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Passed on January 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-01-08 - Senate read and passed
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Senate Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Commission To Make A Comprehensive Study Of Rhode Island's Healthcare Workforce Related To Educating And Retaining Primary Care Physicians And Establishing A State Medical School At The University Of Rhode Island (extends Reporting And Expiration Dates Of Commission Studying Ri's Healthcare Workforce Relating To Educating And Retaining Primary Care Physicians And A Medical School At Uri From January 2, 2026, To March 1, 2026, And Expires On June 30, 2026.)

SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSION TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF RHODE ISLAND'S HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE RELATED TO EDUCATING AND RETAINING PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND ESTABLISHING A STATE MEDICAL SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (Extends reporting and expiration dates of commission studying RI's Healthcare Workforce Relating to Educating and Retaining Primary Care Physicians and a Medical School at URI from January 2, 2026, to March 1, 2026, and expires on June 30, 2026.)

Sen. Pamela Lauria [D]

Sen. Alana DiMario [D]

Sen. Susan Sosnowski [D]

Sen. Valarie Lawson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-08	Senate	Senate read and passed
2026-01-07	Senate	Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (01/08/2026)

Type	Source
Summary	https://status.rilegislature.gov/
Text	https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2002.pdf